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Research from the Journal of the American College of Surgeons Confirms Patients' Bodies Respond Differently to Alcohol Following Recovery from OperationPatients who have had a gastric bypass operation take longer to process alcohol, potentially leading some of them to overindulge when drinking, according to the results of a new study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.Previous studies have shown that gastric bypass patients often find it difficult...

Fails to Improve Outcomes StatewideJournal of the American College of Surgeons study findings show that sending a higher proportion of patients needing pancreatic or esophageal resections to higher volume hospitals in one state did not improve outcomes in the state overallReferring patients to hospitals that have the largest volume of surgical procedures does not necessarily lead to improved outcomes for the overall population, according to the results of a new study in the February issue of...

CHICAGO, Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The American College of Surgeons believes that given the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) focus on improving the value of health care, the proposed value-based purchasing rule it issued on January 7 is an important step toward improving the quality of care and patient outcomes while reducing complications and the cost of care. The College calls "most encouraging" the fact that in the proposed rule CMS states it will quickly move to...

Study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons Makes the Case for Performing More Procedures on Day of AdmissionDelaying elective surgical procedures after a patient has been admitted to the hospital significantly increases the risk of infectious complications and raises hospital costs, according to the results of a new study in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.The occurrence of infection following surgical procedures continues to be a major...

BALTIMORE, Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanford J. Siegel, M.D., F.A.C.S., president and CEO of Chesapeake Urology Associates, has been elected to the board of directors of the Park Heights Community Health Alliance (PHCHA). "Dr. Siegel is passionate about eliminating healthcare disparity and his practice fosters compassion and dignity," says Willie Flowers, PHCHA executive director. "His advocacy inspired me before I even met him. He is a sincere leader in the Baltimore healthcare...

Minorities in Academic SurgeryJournal of the American College of Surgeons Article Reviews Grant Program's Success in Addressing Lack of Minority Surgeons in the Academic FieldAccording to a report published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, a grant-funded program tailored to provide advanced minimally invasive surgery skills to young, underrepresented minority surgeons, is helping address shortages of minority faculty members at U.S. medical...

BALTIMORE, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Chesapeake Urology Associates, PA is pleased to announce that five of its urologists and two of its radiation oncologists have been selected by their peers as Top Docs in Baltimore Magazine. The five urologists are: Bruce W. Berger, M.D., F.A.C.S., specialist in diseases of the prostate, kidney and bladder, enlarged prostate and kidney stones, (Owings Mills office); Daniel D. Dietrick, M.D., F.A.C.S., chief of surgery at St. Joseph Medical Center in...

NEWARK, Del., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) has recognized Christiana Care Health System as one of 26 ACS NSQIP participating hospitals in the United States that have achieved exemplary outcomes for surgical patient care. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090407/DC95299LOGO) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090407/DC95299LOGO) As a participant in ACS NSQIP, Christiana Care...

Growing Shortages of Surgeons and Other Physicians Pose an Increasing Threat to Patient Access to Safe, High-Quality and Affordable Care WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- -- A new interactive, web-based map from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Health Policy Research Institute shows, county-by-county throughout the U.S., where shortages of surgeons and other physicians threaten patient access to timely, safe, high-quality and affordable care. The Surgery Workforce Atlas...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 96th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), one of the largest meetings of surgeons in the world, will convene October 3-7 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. This year marks the first time that the ACS Clinical Congress has ever been held in our nation's capitol. The Clinical Congress provides a prime opportunity for writers, editors, and producers who cover the health care...